- #1 Psychopomp GOLD
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,426 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Psychological 11.5%, Surreal 11%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact same unsettling atmosphere, surreal dungeon-crawling mechanics, and psychological horror themes as the original game.
- #2 Yume Nikki
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,656 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Psychological 17.6%, Surreal 15.9%, Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Psychopomp, it dives deep into surreal, unsettling dreamscapes and psychological exploration with an eerie indie aesthetic.
- #3 Subway Midnight
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,330 reviews2021
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.4%, Horror 19.3%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Supernatural 10.6%, Psychedelic 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly strange, psychedelic, and atmospheric horror experience filled with bizarre encounters and eerie environments.
- #4 Fingerbones
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,607 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.9%, Horror 24%, First-Person 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This short indie horror game captures the same raw, unsettling, and atmospheric first-person dread found in Psychopomp.
- #5 Perfect Vermin
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,885 reviews2020
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 19.2%, Surreal 18.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a surreal, anxiety-inducing indie horror experience with bizarre themes and a uniquely oppressive atmosphere.
- #6 Fran Bow
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.5%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological 13.6%, Surreal 7.2%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Both games share a deeply psychological and dark horror aesthetic that explores twisted realities and unsettling narratives.
- #7 God's Basement
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Psychological 19.2%, Horror 19%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors Psychopomp's claustrophobic, narrative-driven descent into terrifying psychological spaces.
- #8 Dark Fracture: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive84% of 1,380 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological 14.5%, Surreal 10.3%, Supernatural 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a chilling first-person horror experience focused on psychological terror and creeping dread.
- #9 The Medium
91% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a heavy psychological horror atmosphere with shifting realities that will appeal to fans of dark, moody explorations.
- #10 The Doll's Window
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Psychological 17.6%, Horror 13.2%, Anime 12.3%, Survival Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dark, cute, and deeply psychological horror elements into an unsettling narrative adventure.
- #11 First Session
90% matchVery Positive81% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Lappi Soft
Windows
First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Psychological 20.6%, Horror 16.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title embraces heavy psychological horror themes and a retro, atmospheric presentation similar to indie dread-focused titles.
- #12 Darkness Under My Bed
89% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Psychological 15.8%, Horror 15%, Supernatural 12.8%, Surreal 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game relies on claustrophobic exploration and supernatural dread reminiscent of underground labyrinths.
- #13 Grimm's Hollow
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,624 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 12.2%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though a different genre, it shares a morbidly fascinating exploration of the afterlife and unsettling atmospheric storytelling.
- #14 Hellkind
87% matchVery Positive93% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It dives into dark, stylized subterranean exploration and horrific imagery that complements Psychopomp's aesthetic.
- #15 CONCRETE BURIAL
86% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: DreadXP
Windows
Equipped only with a weapon that consumes your own blood, explore an ancient brutalist catacomb. Beware the Eyes of The Whispering Crypt. Find the 4 artifacts of desire. Confront God.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 20.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, First-Person 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric first-person horror experience that leans heavily into psychological unease and stark environments.
- #16 UnderDread
89% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 16.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of exploring dark, subterranean environments with a heavy emphasis on indie horror walking-simulator mechanics.
- #17 DYSTHANASIA
85% matchVery Positive89% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 15.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Supernatural 12.4%, Anime 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dark anime-inspired visuals with survival psychological horror themes for a deeply distressing experience.
- #18 Fantasmagorie
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Surreal 23.5%, Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a profoundly surreal, cinematic, and emotional atmosphere akin to the strangest indie horror projects.
- #19 BrokenLore: DON’T LIE
82% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini ProductionsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is a Japanese psychological horror game exploring trauma, isolation, and a fractured reality where perception becomes increasingly unreliable.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 14.1%, Surreal 11.8%, First-Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that delves into deeply disturbing personal truths through a first-person lens.
- #20 6 Floors
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Ghoul World
Windows
You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological 15%, Surreal 14.2%, First-Person 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person surreal horror game that takes players on a strange, descending architectural nightmare.
- #21 Phantom Project
84% matchVery Positive83% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Astravelari LLC
Windows
Phantom Project is a psychological horror game that encourages you to put your deerstalker on and unravel the supernatural mysteries around you. This game is a prototype and is subject to major changes and improvements.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12%
Why You'll Like It: It features eerie supernatural mysteries and a tense atmosphere suited for horror enthusiasts.
- #22 Minds Eyes
84% matchMixed69% of 1,842 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 55.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 14%, Adventure 4.6%, First-Person 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A bizarre free-to-play horror game that explores surreal and unsettling psychological spaces.
- #23 Restless Dreams
81% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18%, Surreal 17.9%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: It explores dark, retro-styled psychological themes with an emphasis on narrative-driven dread.
- #24 The Wailer
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.9%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 17.7%, Surreal 15%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features dungeon-crawling exploration and puzzle mechanics tied to a dark, menacing atmosphere.
- #25 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
80% matchVery Positive95% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.4%, Horror 22.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its exploration of dark, dangerous depths mirrors the subterranean descent found in Psychopomp.
- #26 Inferis: Dead Below
79% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Psychological 19%, Horror 17.9%, Supernatural 11.6%, First-Person 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores terrifying underground spaces with heavy gore and psychological horror elements.
- #27 Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
81% matchMixed55% of 2,049 reviews2021
Dev: TakeThem.GamesPub: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Survival Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a preoccupation with weird, subterranean horror themes and psychological distress.
- #28 Scream under the house
78% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.8%, Horror 25.1%, First-Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror walking simulator that taps into claustrophobic dread.
- #29 Subliminal
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,794 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Horror 14.9%, Surreal 13.6%, First-Person 9.1%
- #30 Liminal Shroud
77% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Dungeon Crawler 21.7%, Horror 16.8%, Surreal 12%, First-Person 8.4%
- #31 Boreal Tenebrae Act I: “I Stand Before You, A Form Undone”
79% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Snot Bubbles Productions
Windows
Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae' , a retro-style adventure with horror elements.
Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Indie 16.1%, Horror 13%, Surreal 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It presents a surreal, stylized horror mystery with a heavy emphasis on an unsettling atmosphere.
- #32 The Last Job
78% matchMixed65% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.3%, Horror 30%, Psychedelic 11.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers surreal, psychedelic horror elements mixed with dark, unsettling encounters.
- #33 Night Loops
76% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Psychological 20.6%, Horror 15.3%, Anime 12%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #34 Scauage
75% matchVery Positive91% of 870 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Psychological 19.3%, Horror 15.1%, Supernatural 12.8%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #35 Subway Exorcist Girl
75% matchVery Positive83% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.6%, Horror 32.8%, Anime 15.9%, Adventure 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #36 Unanswered
74% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, Horror 22.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Psychological 11.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #37 Obscula
76% matchMostly Negative36% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 22%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological 6%, First-Person 6%
- #38 Yuki「清醒梦」
72% matchVery Positive98% of 460 reviews2025
Dev: visualmemoryunit_
Windows
Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.1%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Anime 11.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #39 DEMON COMPASS
73% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, First-Person 19.8%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #40 Contraindication
71% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.2%, Psychological 19.4%, Anime 16.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Psychedelic 7.9%
- #41 Lost in Vivo
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,007 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Psychological 15.8%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Surreal 9.1%
- #42 Vigil
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,200 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 16.3%, First-Person 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #43 LUNA
73% matchVery Positive83% of 325 reviews2020
Dev: SimplePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 20.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Anime 14.5%, Survival Horror 10.2%
- #44 The Agony
74% matchMixed57% of 319 reviews2017
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Do you often think of what is there, beneath the towns and the cities we live in? Sewer systems, bombshelters, scientific objects... Are you ready to find yourself in a place on the edge of the reality plane you are used to?
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 15.1%, Surreal 12.3%, First-Person 7.4%
- #45 Hazy Mind
71% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Psychological 20.5%, Horror 10.4%, Anime 10%, Psychedelic 8.1%
- #46 Fear in Hospital
73% matchMixed49% of 528 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 20.9%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, First-Person 7.7%
- #47 Rise of Insanity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,285 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 19.3%, Surreal 10.1%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%
- #48 The Door in the Basement
70% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Supernatural 10.7%, Surreal 9.9%
- #49 MORSOMNIA:0
69% matchVery Positive99% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: 沐沐睡星
Windows
Interacting with the unidentified life form “Kuon”, we move forward with the pain. A surreal, mysterious fancy adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 46%, Surreal 25.5%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Adventure 6.2%, Cute 3.1%
- #50 Mirrored Phantoms
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 24.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Psychological 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #51 Afterdream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Psychological 19.1%, Horror 17%, Surreal 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #52 Play Things
66% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.8%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Survival Horror 9.8%
- #53 Seek
68% matchVery Positive83% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Supernatural 8.2%
- #54 Charon's Staircase
70% matchMixed60% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.6%, Horror 24.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 5.2%
- #55 Paratopic
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,200 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Surreal 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
- #56 The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,613 reviews2019
Dev: Pie On A Plate Productions
Windows · Linux
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 32.3%, Survival Horror 7.3%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #57 Dead of Night: Supermarket
67% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Psychological 20.8%, Horror 16.1%, Surreal 11.5%, First-Person 8.1%
- #58 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,925 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.9%, Anime 17%, Horror 14.8%, Supernatural 11.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #59 Cat in the Box
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,568 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Female Protagonist 6%, Anime 5.6%
- #60 Kach
67% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Psychological Horror 24%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%